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Cash and cash equivalents and Investments and Additional information on the consolidated statements of cash flows - Breakdown of the net cash flow provided by operating activities (Details) $ in Millions, $ in Millions | 12 Months Ended |  |  |
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Dec. 31, 2017 ARS ($) | Dec. 31, 2016 ARS ($) | Dec. 31, 2015 ARS ($) | Dec. 31, 2017 USD ($) | Dec. 31, 2017 ARS ($) | Dec. 31, 2016 USD ($) | Dec. 31, 2016 ARS ($) | Dec. 31, 2014 ARS ($)
Cash and cash equivalents and Investments. Additional information on the consolidated statements of cash flows |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Cash and cash equivalents |  |  |  | $ 153 | $ 2,831 | $ 250 | $ 3,945 |
Total cash and cash equivalents |  |  | $ 870 |  | $ 2,831 |  | $ 3,945 | $ 684
Collections |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Collections from customers | $ 71,113 | $ 55,928 | 41,930 |  |  |  |  |
Interests from customers | 762 | 366 | 182 |  |  |  |  |
Interests from investments | 670 | 59 | 190 |  |  |  |  |
Mobile operators collections | 1,282 | 885 | 843 |  |  |  |  |
Subtotal | 73,827 | 57,238 | 43,145 |  |  |  |  |
Payments |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
For the acquisition of goods and services and others | (19,557) | (17,120) | (12,784) |  |  |  |  |
For the acquisition of inventories | (5,520) | (5,383) | (6,343) |  |  |  |  |
Salaries and social security payables and severance payments | (11,669) | (9,113) | (6,885) |  |  |  |  |
CPP payments | (1,132) | (393) | (413) |  |  |  |  |
Income taxes (include tax return and payments in advance) | (2,400) | (1,700) | (1,631) |  |  |  |  |
Other taxes and taxes and fees with the Regulatory Authority | (13,399) | (10,731) | (7,775) |  |  |  |  |
Foreign currency exchange differences related to the payments to suppliers | (818) | (1,433) | (502) |  |  |  |  |
Inventory suppliers | (269) | (295) | (182) |  |  |  |  |
PP&E suppliers | (425) | (1,467) | (188) |  |  |  |  |
Other suppliers | (119) | (144) | (31) |  |  |  |  |
NDF | (5) | 473 | (101) |  |  |  |  |
Subtotal | (54,495) | (45,873) | (36,333) |  |  |  |  |
Total cash flows provided by operating activities | $ 19,332 | $ 11,365 | $ 6,812 |  |  |  |  |

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